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Wagnerism

By Alex Ross

Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

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Wagnerism

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An exploration of the immense influence of Richard Wagner, the greatest titan of nineteenth-century music, and how he has reshaped culture far beyond music itself, from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to civil rights and cinema.

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Who should read Wagnerism

Classical music fanatics • historians • political enthusiasts • philosophers • artists • anyone intrigued by the impact music has on the world

About the author of Wagnerism

Alex Ross is a music critic, formerly for The New Yorker and The New York Times. He studied music composition at Harvard and is the winner of a MacArthur Fellowship for music writing. His other books include the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Rest is Noise (2007) and Listen to This (2010).

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